Environment, Ecology & Biodiversity MCQs
Environment, Ecology & Biodiversity Multiple choice questions for GK paper in SSC, NDA, CDS, UPSC, UPPSC and State PSC Examinations.
31. The Dehang Debang Biosphere Reserve is located in which among the following states?
[A] Manipur
[B] Assam
[C] Sikkim
[D] Arunachal Pradesh
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Correct Answer: D [Arunachal Pradesh]
32. Which among the following gas is used as reference to calculate “Global Warming Potential (GWP)“?
[A] Carbon Dioxide
[B] Methane
[C] Ozone
[D] Nitrogen Di-oxide
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Correct Answer: A [Carbon Dioxide]
33. Which among the following plant has been prohibited from cultivation and planting in India via the Willd Life protection Act?
[A] Killer weed (Parthenium hysterophorus)
[B] Dragon Plant (Dracaena draca)
[C] Belladona (Atropta Belladona )
[D] Ladies slipper orchids (Paphiopedilum spp. )
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Correct Answer: D [Ladies slipper orchids (Paphiopedilum spp. )]
34. Gharana Wetland, which was notified the important Bird Area is located in which among the following states of India?
[A] Haryana
[B] Himachal pradesh
[C] Punjab
[D] Jammu & Kashmir
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Correct Answer: D [Jammu & Kashmir]
35. Green Economy is led by?
[A] United Nations Environment Programme
[B] International Hydrological Organization
[C] Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change
[D] European Union
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Correct Answer: A [United Nations Environment Programme]
36. Which of the following state is home to the Jawai forests that has been given Conservation Reserve staus??
[A] Rajasthan
[B] Kerala
[C] Assam
[D] Bihar
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Correct Answer: A [Rajasthan]
37. The Hydroponics is most closely related to which among the following?
[A] Grafting of Plants
[B] Water conservation
[C] Study of Vegetable
[D] Soilless culture of Plants
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Correct Answer: D [Soilless culture of Plants]
38. An aquatic plant introduced from America to check pollution turned out to be a troublesome weed in Indian water bodies. The name of this ‘invasive alien species’ is :
[A] Opuntia
[B] Aegilops
[C] Eichhornia
[D] Pistia
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Correct Answer: C [Eichhornia]
Notes:
Eichhornia crassipes, commonly known as Common Water Hyacinth, is an aquatic plant native to the Amazon basin, and is often considered a highly problematic invasive species outside its native range. The plant was introduced by Belgian colonists to Rwanda to beautify their holdings and then advanced by natural means to Lake Victoria where it was first sighted in 1988. There, without any natural enemies, it has become an ecological plague, suffocating the lake, diminishing the fish reservoir, and hurting the local economies.
39. Which among the following multilateral convention seeks to protect the human health and environment from Persistant Organic Pollutants (POPs)?
[A] Bonn Convention
[B] Stockholm Convention
[C] Rotterdam Convention
[D] Basel Convention
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Correct Answer: B [Stockholm Convention]
40. The Justice Hema Commission, which recently highlighted issues faced by women in film industry, was commissioned by which state government?
[A] Telangana
[B] Andhra Pradesh
[C] Karnataka
[D] Kerala
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Correct Answer: D [Kerala]
Notes:
The Kerala government tasked the three-member commission headed by Justice Hema to investigate the problems faced by the women in the Malayalam film industry. This commission pointed out the glaring testimonies of sexual abuse faced by potential candidates and the presence of a casting couch.
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